iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (NASDAQ:EMXC) Short Interest Update

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (NASDAQ:EMXC) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,290,500 shares, an increase of 73.6% from the August 15th total of 743,177 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,708,826 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.8 days. Approximately 0.5% of the company’s shares are short sold.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of NASDAQ EMXC traded up $0.18 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $97.14. The stock had a trading volume of 1,923,658 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,025,241. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF has a 1-year low of $66.62 and a 1-year high of $107.12. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $96.04 and a 200 day moving average price of $92.73. The company has a market capitalization of $24.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.28 and a beta of 0.90.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in EMXC. Myriad Asset Management Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $34,763,000. Vestor Capital LLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 2,806.2% during the first quarter. Vestor Capital LLC now owns 240,521 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,919,000 after acquiring an additional 232,245 shares during the period. Oarsman Capital Inc. raised its stake in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 11.4% during the fourth quarter. Oarsman Capital Inc. now owns 216,992 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,771,000 after acquiring an additional 22,161 shares during the period. Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc. lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 59.8% in the first quarter. Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc. now owns 147,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,563,000 after acquiring an additional 55,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SlateStone Wealth LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 6.7% in the fourth quarter. SlateStone Wealth LLC now owns 141,513 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,285,000 after acquiring an additional 8,870 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF Company Profile

The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (EMXC) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China index. The fund tracks a market-cap- weighted index of emerging-market firms, excluding China. The index covers 85% of the universe by market cap. EMXC was launched on Jul 18, 2017 and is managed by BlackRock.